Neonatal methamphetamine-induced long-term acoustic startle facilitation in rats as a function of prepulse stimulus intensity

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-139

  Vorhees, Charles V ^a,b   Reed, Tracy M ^a   Schilling, Mary S ^a   Acuff Smith, Karen D ^a,c   Fisher, J Edward ^a,d   Moran, Mary S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic startle; Development; Methamphetamine; Rat

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STARTLE REFLEX; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029981451     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-0362(95)02051-9     Document Type: Article

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